E-RAMP risk assessment tool for small waste facilities

Small waste facilities play an important role in local waste management. Their operators (mainly local councils) provide an essential service, often with limited budget and resources. The E-RAMP tool helps these operators make general management decisions, and improve their facilities' environmental performance.

E-RAMP (Environmental Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Package) is a Microsoft Excel database tool developed by the EPA in
consultation with local council waste managers across rural and regional NSW.

What E-RAMP does

Now in its second version, E-RAMP assists operators of small
waste facilities to undertake objective, site-specific assessments of current
operating conditions and associated environmental risks. E-RAMP also assesses
potential measures to treat these risks. These assessments are based on
background information you provide.

E-RAMP risk calculations consider

sensitivity of the surrounding environment

types and quantities of wastes received, stored
and disposed of at the facility

E-RAMP consists of 2 parts

The E-RAMP manual (PDF
645KB) contains
information about E-RAMP, its risk management processes, background information
you need to supply, and how you can get started using the tool.

The E-RAMP Assessment
Tool (XLSM 1.1MB) helps you complete a series of questions and
then generates a risk assessment based on standard risk management indicators.
E-RAMP links to various external sources of environmental information to help you
complete the assessment. Users are encouraged to answer all questions. (E-RAMP
default answers are the highest-risk conditions; these defaults result in a
report that indicates a high level of environmental risk at a facility.)